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Lakeville, Connecticut is a village in Salisbury in Litchfield County, Connecticut, on Lake Wononskopomuc. The town contains the Hotchkiss School, founded in 1892 and Lime Rock Park, a road course auto racing facility. Salisbury is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. ... Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the state of Connecticut. ... The Hotchkiss School is a private, coeducational preparatory school in Lakeville, Connecticut, USA. // History Hotchkiss was founded in 1891 by Maria Bissell Hotchkiss with the encouragement of Yale University president Timothy Dwight V. Maria Hotchkiss was the widow of Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, who founded the French arms company Hotchkiss et... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lime Rock Park is a road course auto racing facility located in Lakeville, Connecticut. ...


Ethan Allen made munitions in Lakeville during the American Revolution. Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, inventor of the Hotchkiss gun was born there; Hotchkiss School was founded by his widow, Maria Bissell Hotchkiss. An engraving depicting Ethan Allen demanding the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen (January 10, 1738 – February 12, 1789) was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader during the era of the Vermont Republic and the New Hampshire Grants. ... Materiel (from the French for material) is the equipment and supplies in Military and commercial supply chain management. ... The American Revolution is the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. ... Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826–February 14, 1885) was one of the leading American ordnance engineers of his day. ... The Hotchkiss gun was a 1. ... Maria Bissell Hotchkiss was the wife of U.S. engineer Benjamin B. Hotchkiss. ...


Harpsichordist Wanda Landowska was a resident from 1949 until her death in 1959. Wanda Landowska (July 5, 1879 – August 16, 1959), harpsichordist whose performances, teaching, recordings and writings played a large role in reviving the popularity of that instrument in the early 20th century. ...


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